Will i be ok using fluorescents

TurtleTom100

TurtleTom100

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I have been looking around the forums and have seen that it is ok to use fluorescent lamps i am growing in a 2.5 foot by 1.5 foot (bottom of wardrobe) and am intending on buying 5 of the 2ft fluorescent tubes.
the reason beyond doing this is obviously partly costs atm but eventually will be looking to upgrade) and because i have read that the cool white tubes have got a good bblue spectium and aree good for vegetation then the warm white ones have a red spectum which is good for flowering stage.
the other thing is how many lumens would that be if i was using 5 2ft flourescent tubes, i have got drilled holes on the back of the wardrobe and also have a circular fan facing the back to move the air and let it escape through the back of the wardrobe. i hope this is ok.
i have currently got a plant growing but am using a fireglow red bulb (60w) and 2 spotlights (60w each) and have a fan circulating the air and everything is going ok but not very bushy and looks down i believe its cos lighting is shit so wnat to make sure my new babies get better lights as they will soon be going in there...... :) any help is appreciated thankyou in advance.:joint:
 
I Love Indica

I Love Indica

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Hey Turtle, not sure if I'm the greatest help because I'm a newbie myself...I have the same space as you and @ the moment I'm running 4 27 watt CFL bulbs = 108 watts total =7000 lumens total if I'm not mistaken. I was thinking of getting a higher power CFL bulbs like a 150 watt bulb which would give me an added 53 lumens per watt for about $60 bucks with the fixture etc... oh yeah my bulbs are daylight 5000k for veg and I would switch to a 2700k to 3000k bulb for flowering from what I've read around the forums but I'm so far that..lol.
 
wyteberrywidow

wyteberrywidow

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TurtleTom100 said:
I have been looking around the forums and have seen that it is ok to use fluorescent lamps i am growing in a 2.5 foot by 1.5 foot (bottom of wardrobe) and am intending on buying 5 of the 2ft fluorescent tubes.
the reason beyond doing this is obviously partly costs atm but eventually will be looking to upgrade) and because i have read that the cool white tubes have got a good bblue spectium and aree good for vegetation then the warm white ones have a red spectum which is good for flowering stage.
the other thing is how many lumens would that be if i was using 5 2ft flourescent tubes, i have got drilled holes on the back of the wardrobe and also have a circular fan facing the back to move the air and let it escape through the back of the wardrobe. i hope this is ok.
i have currently got a plant growing but am using a fireglow red bulb (60w) and 2 spotlights (60w each) and have a fan circulating the air and everything is going ok but not very bushy and looks down i believe its cos lighting is shit so wnat to make sure my new babies get better lights as they will soon be going in there...... :) any help is appreciated thankyou in advance.:joint:
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The amount of lumens you start with will be what you are growing with even if you add more bulbs it will still be at whatever lumens the original light is.It will just be spread out more it wont add more lumens to your grow just more watts to your grow.
 
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